Safety Thoughts, News and Information

A place for my personal thoughts/views on safety, with focus on industrial safety.

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Mar 27, 2013

Domestic LPG cylinder leak - lights ON - explosion - deaths and injuries

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In an incident of LPG leak from domestic gas cylinder five days ago, 8 persons died and 3 more are undergoing treatment. In a housing compl...
Mar 26, 2013

Wrongly labelled bottle - causes fatality (from SafetySmart)

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Wrong Bottle Proves Deadly for Worker » SafetySmart Two workers drink from a bottle labelled as beer, but actually it is a wind shield was...

Pushing up the cable roll on the stairs - fall and breaking of glass doors down below

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Unsafe material handling: Picture This! Gravity 1, Workers 0 » SafetySmart The link above takes us to a video wherein two persons unsuc...
Mar 25, 2013

Unruly behavior of employees with safety officers

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 I heard many times from my friends in safety department in various government and private organizations about the tough talk and occasional...
Mar 24, 2013

Long hours on computer - impact on health

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 Following is the link on the above subject appeared in The Hindu news paper y'day. Sitting in front of computer (desktop/laptop/tablet/...
Mar 22, 2013

From Yahoo - Stress contributors

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An article in yahoo states about factors that cause stress in human beings. http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/10-habits-contribute-stress-07163...
Mar 21, 2013

Cheaper ammonia detectors from IGCAR scientists

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Here is the link on the above subject. Cheaper ammonia detectors are developed by scientists from IGCAR, Kalpakkam. The news item appeared i...
Mar 17, 2013

Safety goes off the rails - The Hindu

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Safety goes off the rails - The Hindu The above link is about safety issues related to Indian Rail system. There were 4999 rail and weld f...
Feb 27, 2013

Ego - obstacle to safe practices

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Generally, safety professionals have advisory role. Any advise from company's safety professional(s) may be taken with good heart, reluc...

Vitamin D deficiency - exposure to sun helps

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In a report published in the news paper, it is stated that vitamin D deficiency can cause weak bones, obesity, chronic pains and depression....
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V.V.Mahesh Kumar
Degree in Chemical Engineering, Diploma in Industrial Safety. Past experience - design of chemical equipment and piping for 11 yr. Working as an industrial safety professional in a government department for the last 25 years. For last four years, also engaged in advice on radiological safety.
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